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Harris County bail system unconstitutional

A federal judge has declared that the cash bail system used in Harris County is unconstitutional because it’s fundamentally unfair to the poor. Judge Lee H. Rosenthal ordered the country to stop keeping people who have been arrested on misdemeanor charges in jail because they cannot pay bail. The 193-page ruling is part of a […]

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